There is a perennial need for regulatory and institutional changes to keep in step with the social and infrastructural development. It often seems that the law is playing catch up with situations that evolve and many a times it is possible to trace in new or amended legislation the exact gap or mischief it is trying to plug.
FlashNews:
Union Cabinet Clears $146 Million Delhi Metro Expansion, Adding 16 km and 13 Stations
Saleem Ahmad Takes Charge as RVNL CMD, Steering Shift to All‑Infra Vision
Clean Leap: Manohar Lal Inaugurates First Unit of 2,000 MW Subansiri Hydropower Project
DFCCIL Pushes Fast-Track Plan for Gati Shakti Cargo Terminals
Chhattisgarh, GAIL Ink MoU for 1.27‑Million‑Ton Gas‑Based Fertiliser Plant
Noida International Airport Taps Tech Mahindra for 24×7 Cybersecurity Command Centre
Centre Approves ₹8.87 Billion Mumbai Marina to Boost Coastal Shipping and Maritime Tourism
PM Surya Ghar Rooftop Solar Scheme Crosses 1.95 Million Installations, Delivers 770,000 Zero Bills
Waaree Gets ALMM-II Nod for 5.25 GW Solar Cells
Inox Wind Secures Repeat 100 MW Order from Jakson Green
SITA Strengthens India’s Digital Aviation Infrastructure as Passenger Growth Accelerates
India moved from power scarcity to sustainability, says Piyush Goyal
GM Rao Urges Andhra University Alumni to Drive Innovation, Entrepreneurship and India Growth Story
India Begins Hydrogen Car Trials as Minister Joshi Drives Toyota Mirai to Parliament
MNRE Refutes Financing Pause; Calls for Expansion into Upstream Solar Manufacturing
IndiGrid to Acquire Gadag Transmission for ₹3.72 Billion
India Launches First All‑Electric Tug at Deendayal Port, Accelerates Green Maritime Shift
Bharatmala Pariyojana Executes 61% of Phase‑I Highway Targets, Boosts Freight Speed and Connectivity
Waaree Tops India’s Solar Module Shipments in Q3 2025, Reinforces Global Competitiveness
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Logistics and Warehousing: Reduce bottlenecks
Hindsight: 2013 has been a mixed year for the infrastructure sector which, on one hand, saw a slew of government initiatives:
Road regulator, facilitating faster completion of road projects, faster transportation, decreased fuel consumption, and encouraged development of access-controlled expressways
Massive infrastructural development at grassroot level is needed: Experts
The private players can participate in the construction of infrastructure for cold chain systems and benefit greatly. However, the experience of the few private players who have invested in the cold chain has not been satisfactory for them.
Logistics: The elusive industry status
There is an urgent need for measures to facilitate growth in ground logistics (warehousing, rail freight and cold chain logistics) and expects some solid reforms to be announced in this budget.
PPP in warehousing will be transformative: Experts
Several investors have exited the rural infra segment over the past few years. because they could not achieve the scale they wanted to, perhaps because of wrong strategies. This year, can it be the switch that the government can use to trigger economic growth back on track?
From vision to reality: Towards changing a track record
Amidst the constant clamour from the various industries that use and would like to use rail logistics for transportation comes the Indian Railways Vision 2020 document, which is nothing like the Maritime Agenda 2020.
Budget Reactions 2011
Service tax exemption of 25 per cent from taxable value is being provided to services of transport of coastal goods and goods transported through national waterways or inland water with no CENVAT credit of taxes paid on inputs, input services and capital goods. The effective service tax rate is 7.725 per cent.


